[SPAIN] Anything Barcelona can do, Real Madrid can do better. After the Catalans scored six at the weekend at bottom side Sporting Gijon, Real showed no pity and smashed the same team for seven at the Bernabeu.
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Brazilians dominate women’s international draft
[WPS] Four of the first five selections in the initial WPS International Draft were Brazilians. The Bay Area team selected former W-League star Formiga with the No. 1 pick. FIFA World Player of the Year Marta was taken by Los Angeles with the No. 3 pick. Daniela (St. Louis) and Cristiane (Chicago) were also taken in the first round.
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T&T Calls Up Sunderland Duo
Trinidad & Tobago has called up Sunderland players Dwight Yorke and Carlos Edwards for three games next month, including two World Cup qualifiers. Sunderland manager Roy Keane’s recall of Yorke before the country’s game against the USA in Chicago earlier this month sparked a lively exchange between Keane and FIFA vice president Jack Warner.
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Keep Muzak Out Of Soccer Grounds
“Some clubs… persist in the belief that you can fill an atmospheric void with muzak, giant foam hands, comedy hats and the infernal clack-clack of those damned rubber clappers. The self-proclaimed ‘best league in the world’, which prides itself on the authenticity of its unique matchday ‘event,’ is prepared to cheat, to give the level […]
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Fan Violence Follows League Cup Clash
It was just like the early 1980s. Sky Sports News showed footage late Tuesday of police wading into soccer fans with batons following the south Wales derby between Swansea and Cardiff in the English League Cup. Cardiff fans claim the police left them sandwiched between two sets of home fans and failed to evacuate the […]
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Possebon’s Leg Not Broken After ‘Horror Tackle’
Manchester United’s teenage Brazilian midfielder Rodrigo Possebon fortunately suffered no fracture after a ‘horror tackle’ from Middlesbrough’s Austrian defender Emanuel Pogatetz in Tuesday’s League Cup game at Old Trafford. United manager Alex Ferguson, however, remains incensed by the challenge. Pogatetz was shown a straight red card for the foul.
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Ref Goes Red-Card Crazy
Red-card happy referee Dan Austin sent off six players in an English non-league game at the weekend, a new British record. Austin stayed in his locker room for an hour following the eighth-tier game between Worthing and Chipstead in Ryman League Division One (South), played in front of 174 fans. He also showed eight yellow […]
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Eriksson Settling Down Nicely In Mexico
After three wins in his opening three World Cup qualifiers, Mexico’s Swedish coach Sven-Goran Eriksson is settling in well at his new job. The former England and Manchester City manager is also learning Spanish to help effect a smooth transition to a job that reportedly earns him $5 million a year after taxes, writes Grahame […]
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Carver Ready To Fall On His Sword
Toronto FC coach John Carver put his future on the line Tuesday, and challenged his players to do the same over the course of the regular season’s final five matches, writes Dean McNulty. Carver said he wouldn’t blame the club for sacking him if the team doesn’t make the playoffs. The English coach was still […]
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Leiweke Wants To Change The Rules Again
“The man who brought the ‘Beckham Rule’ to Major League Soccer now wants to change it in a dramatic fashion,” writes Grant Wahl. L.A. Galaxy president and CEO of the Anschutz Entertainment Group Tim Leiweke thinks that Designated Players should no longer count against the salary cap. Regardless of their salaries, DPs currently count as […]
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MORNING BRIEFING: Hoyas prosper without star
Ingrid Wells, the “Little General” who earned All-American honors as a freshman for Georgetown, is sitting out the 2008 season to play for the USA in the Under-20 Women’s World Cup in Chile later this fall, but that hasn’t stopped the Hoyas from getting off to a 6-0-2 start.
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INTERVIEW: North Carolina’s Tobin Heath
SOCCER AMERICA interviews Tobin Heath, one of the most skillful players to enter the women’s college ranks. In 2006, she was part of a spectacular freshman class that led North Carolina to the national championship. Just back from the Olympics, where she was part of the U.S. gold-medal team, Heath calls the ’08 Tar Heels a “special team.”
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JUNIOR COLLEGES: NSCAA/adidas Rankings
Yavapai (D1 men), Suffolk County (D3 men), Iowa Western (D1 women) and Broome County (D3 women) are No. 1 in this week’s NSCAA/adidas junior college rankings . For all the rankings …
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SMALL COLLEGES: NSCAA/adidas Women’s Rankings
Grand Valley State improved to 8-0-0 and remained No. 1 in the NCAA Division II women’s rankings. Messiah jumped from third to first in the NCAA Division III women’s rankings after last week’s No. 1 College of New Jersey (4-3 loss to Swarthmore on two goals and an assist by Megan Colombo) and No. 2 Whitworth (2-1 loss to Willamette) both fell. For the NSCAA/adidas D2 and D3 women’s rankings …
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SMALL COLLEGES: NSCAA/adidas Men’s Rankings
Northern Kentucky is again No. 1 in the NCAA Division II men’s rankings. Trinity (Texas) replaces Middlebury as the top-ranked team in the Division III rankings after the Panthers had to settle for a 1-1 tie with Wesleyan on Saturday. For the NSCAA/adidas D2 and D3 men’s rankings …
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MORNING BRIEFING: Tribe makes comeback
Without a winning season in three years under head coach Chris Norris following the retirement of longtime coach Al Albert, William & Mary has enjoyed a breakout start to the 2008 season. ALSO: Streaking Maryland, another Tony Tchani double for Virginia, Brown win over Boston College and a spectacular NAIA performance.
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Resilient Dynamo grinds out a point
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS’ LEAGUE] As an organization and as a team, the Houston Dynamo has a curious method of enduring congested schedules, acts of nature, and occasional upheavals.
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USL’s Puerto Rico Islanders stun Santos
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS’ LEAGUE] USL teams continue to outshine MLS clubs in this year’s regional championship as they remained undefeated thanks the Puerto Rico Islanders’ upset of Mexican champion Santos Laguna, 3-1, in Bayamon, Puerto Rico on Wednesday in Group D play.
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A new dawn for Real Salt Lake
Since starting up four years ago, Real Salt Lake has stumbled a few times on and off the field, yet on two fronts it is establishing a long-term commitment to the community and its fans.
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Three Penalty Strikes And You’re Out
[GERMAN CUP] Energie Cottbus can’t win in the Bundesliga, but took advantage of no less than three penalty kicks in Tuesday’s German Cup tie to beat Borussia Moenchengladbach, which did not use American midfielder Michael Bradley. Americans who did see action were Hannover’s young midfielder and 1860 Munich’s veteran defender.
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English Cup, Welsh Teams, Spanish Hero
[ENGLISH LEAGUE CUP] The clash of the round in the English League Cup was between two Welsh teams. Swansea City overcame southern Welsh rivals Cardiff for the first time in nine years. The hero, naturally, was a Spaniard. … Eddie Johnson and Clint Dempsey were among the Americans who saw action.
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Soccer Job Openings
[EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES] Soccer America provides the latest on employment opportunities for soccer-related positions. They also include college coaching opportunities, as well as opportunities in pro soccer, youth soccer, the soccer industry and television.
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Freddy Adu bides his time again
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Whether it’s Benfica or Monaco, Freddy Adu is finding that it isn’t easy to get playing time in Europe. Five weeks after arriving from the Olympics, where he represented the USA, the 19-year-old forward has played just 23 minutes in three brief appearances, though he could get a start on Wednesday when Monaco faces Paris St. Germain in the League Cup.
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Seeking churchgoers at soccer games
[OFF THE POST] A church in England is marketing to soccer fans in hopes of boosting Sunday morning attendance. “Because Jesus has already taken the penalty, you can be saved!” is one of the campaign’s ad slogans appearing in game programs.
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What They’re Saying
“There are days when nothing goes right and you break a finger picking your nose. This was one of those days.”
— Bayern Munich president Franz Beckenbauer after the Juergen Klinsmann-coached team fell, 5-2, to Werder Bremen last weekend. The loss, in which Werder took a 5-0 lead, was Bayern’s worst league defeat since it fell, 7-0, to Schalke 32 years ago. (Berliner Kurier)